Ange Postecoglou chewed out an “unacceptable” second-half efficiency from Tottenham in their 3-2 loss at Brighton and confessed was the most awful loss of his period at the club.
Spurs got on training course for a 6th successive success in all competitors when Brennan Johnson and James Maddison struck prior to half-time to them 2-0 up at Amex Stadium.
That made it 6 objectives in 6 suits for Johnson, however the Seagulls were changed after the brake with Yankuba Minteh able to decrease the shortage in the 48th min.
The excellent Georginio Rutter levelled 10 mins later on with a great surface prior to ex lover-Arsenal ahead Danny Welbeck finished the resurgence when he headed home what showed the champion after 66 mins.
While Tottenham created a leading first-half screen, they were second-best after and looked a darkness of the group which had actually entered this component after great victories when traveling at Manchester United and Ferencvaros.
“That’s probably the most disappointing loss I’ve had since I’ve been here, in terms of the way we went about it and it’s something I need to assess,” Postecoglou shown after his 51st suit accountable of Spurs.
“We didn’t do what you need to do at this level, it’s kind of non-negotiable. We just weren’t competitive.
“We didn’t win our duels, we lacked intensity, we didn’t deliver the things you need to at this level, the basics of the game, and paid the price for it.
“Wherever it comes from, it doesn’t really matter, it’s irrelevant. It’s unacceptable at the end of the day.
“You can kind of understand that you’re not going to win every game, but there’s the manner you lose games.
“And that’s the first time since I’ve been here that we’ve lost the game in that manner. And like I said, unacceptable.
“There’s a lot I can do about it. That’s why I’m in the role. If I couldn’t do anything about it, I’d get somebody else to sit here.”
He added the BBC: “It’s a terrible loss for us, as bad as it gets, and there’s only one way to fix it and that’s my responsibility.
“(It is) probably the worst defeat since I’ve been here.”
Spurs began like a train at Brighton with Timo Werner, Dejan Kulusevski and Maddison not able to maximize openings inside the very first 10 mins.
The site visitors did lead after 23 mins when Dominic Solanke slid with Johnson, that maintained his warm touch with a great left-footed surface.
After Welbeck sent out an initiative wide right after, Tottenham went 2-0 up when Werner cut down for Maddison and his reduced strike experienced the hands of Bart Verbruggen.
Johnson might have included a 3rd prior to the break, however Brighton employer Fabian Hurzeler sent out on Pervis Estupinan at half-time and the left-back quickly integrated with Kaoru Mitoma to establish Minteh to lash home.
The 48th-minute initiative happened after a blunder by Destiny Udogie and the Seagulls levelled when Mitoma played in Rutter to pierce right into the lower edge with 58 mins on the clock.
Welbeck finished the resurgence after great wing-play by Rutter, that overcame Udogie and Rodrigo Bentancur to establish previous England worldwide Welbeck to head in from close quarters after 66 mins.
Hurzeler downplayed his function in the resurgence, claiming: “I am really proud how the team reacted because also at half-time, they take the responsibility, they showed character, they showed personality and the reaction was great in the second half.
“We have great characters in the team. In the end, it is my responsibility to help the team to stay positive, to find the right words, to find the right solutions, but to be honest it was the players’ game in the second half.
“They deserved it, they worked hard, they were more ruthless, they were more intense and they worked hard for the goals.”
